See Penn State wrestlers’ Intermat rankings as team stays atop NWCA Top 25
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- Penn State maintained No. 1 in the NWCA Top 25, setting up Ohio State visit.
- Six Penn State wrestlers hold No. 1 Intermat rankings across weight classes.
- PJ Duke dropped to No. 4 after a 2-1 loss; other starters remained top 12.
The weekly NWCA Top 25 and Intermat rankings came out Tuesday for Penn State’s wrestling team.
The Nittany Lions saw very few changes in the individual Intermat rankings, as 157-pounder PJ Duke was the only one to see movement.
Duke suffered a 2-1 loss to Nebraska’s Antrell Taylor, which caused him to drop one spot to No. 4.
Penn State’s other wrestlers are all ranked in the top 12, with six of them still No. 1.
Luke Lilledahl (125 pounds), Shayne Van Ness (149), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Rocco Welsh (184) and Josh Barr (197) are those No. 1 ranked wrestlers.
Marcus Blaze (133) remained No. 4 at the deepest weight class in the country.
Braeden Davis (141) and Cole Mirasola (285) both stayed at No. 12 in their weight classes even though they suffered losses in the dual against the Cornhuskers.
As a team, the Nittany Lions remained No. 1 in the NWCA Top 25, which potentially sets up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup next week when Ohio State comes to town.
David Taylor’s Oklahoma State team jumped into the top three from No. 5.
Iowa fell out of the top five to No. 8 after suffering a 21-16 loss to Minnesota, who jumped three spots to No. 6. It was the first win for the Golden Gophers over the Hawkeyes since 2014.
Even though Nebraska lost to Penn State, it still moved up to No. 5.
Here are the other ranked Big Ten schools: Michigan (No. 10), Illinois (No. 11), Wisconsin (No. 15), Rutgers (No. 17) and Indiana (No. 22).
